Rabbi Philip Lazowski is Rabbi emeritus of Beth Hillel Synagogue of Bloomfield, Connecticut and of The Emanuel Synagogue of West Hartford, Connecticut. He was born in Bielica, Poland in 1930 and survived the Holocaust, along with his father and one brother. His mother and two younger siblings, along with many friends and relatives, were murdered by the Nazis. He spent three years living in the forests of Poland in family groups attached to resistance fighters. He has written over a dozen books, including his story of surviving the Holocaust, Faith & Destiny.